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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
20
The notice provides subscription options for daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria. Included are prices for carrier delivery by month or year, with terms for prepaid postage and mail delivery, though several OCR errors appear in the text.
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The piece argues for regulation and cooperation between railroads and the government to move traffic efficiently while avoiding political demagoguery. It then promotes a Pan American Congress of scientists in Valparaiso Chile featuring delegates from major American universities to discuss broad topics in science and society.
A long editorial piece contrasts Baltimore Sun moralizing with Washington’s crime and governance. It defends Washington against accusations of lawlessness, while urging firmer action by District officials and the President. It also cites New York hunger cases, urban poverty, and calls for better social conditions.
Ohio politics and the Bryan campaign are debated as Democrats see strength in rural counties while Republicans fret over Foraker’s unpopularity. Taft Republicans foresee a shaky state ticket with internal divisions and a strategy of silence amid factional tensions and national campaigns.
A distressed Italian salesman advertised for 500 to avert a death by self harm. Two lenders offered 250 each, his employer then pledged to keep him, arranging weekly repayments to cover about 550 in debts. The manager confronted the collector who confessed owing customers as well, and tears marked the moment as the firm planned a repayment schedule.
A London Standard summary notes Solomon Islanders in the South Pacific shift from head hunting to copra. Young tribesmen build wealth via coconut oil extracts while elders regard the change as trading tradition for commerce.
A cabby describes a horse in Philadelphia with an unusually developed mustache. A horse doctor calls it a rarity and notes its mustache resembles a soup strainer. Mayhew and other authorities deem a mustache a sign of low breeding in horses.
The Marquis of Vernon, cashiered for forgery and embezzlement, is not a British peer or French aristocrat. Patrick Crogan, later Francis St Patrick Vernon de Landre Crogan, forged titles to gain rank, clubs, and favors, while editors and officials misapplied nobiliary names. Nations deny his claims as he moves through militi a regiments and society with a counterfeit pedigree.
Enoch Muller obtained a warrant for Mrs George Wunderlich alleging illegal practice and swindling after she claimed hoodoo magic would cure his ill wife. Muller paid $110 in promises of exorcism and remedies, including eggs, pastes, meat from a hive dog, and cemetery trips, before seeking action with health board support.
The Baltimore Sun reports alarm at attacks on women across Washington DC, blaming lax policing and weak punishment. It cites numerous assaults by black suspects, including a crowd attack on a policeman, urging firmer action by district officials to curb crime and restore safety in the capital. A separate note from San Antonio recounts a Mexican couple’s wedding journey halted by legal age restrictions, explaining differing marriage laws in Mexico.
Miss Eye Coriveau of North Main Street Millbury was found in a coma after a bolt of lightning reportedly struck the Brass Bed in her home near the Blackstone River. Doctors say an electrical shock caused unconsciousness. she remains critically ill with memory loss.
From the New York American a survey notes rapid medical advances. Serum for cancer and serum to destroy lookjaw germs join successful tetanus treatment. Dengue fever traced to mosquito bites and public health gains spread through cleaner water and safer milk.
A collage of verse and clippings honors Marcel the hair wave inventor and other figures with tributes to fashion pioneers, belt buckles, and waist designs. Also notes cheering Olympic victors, a sea of crabs tale aboard Captain Bennett, and bite-sized opinions from Chicago News and New York papers.
Judge Robert T Hough of Portsmouth and Col William M Harper of Mount Vernon, both back from Ohio, predict Judge Harmon will win Ohio governor race with a possible national wave for Democrats. They cite German opposition to Harris and discontent with Foraker, while Panama and Indian reform topics surface through remarks by others on money and mining camps.
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